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License plate readers in Dearborn Heights, MI

Volunteers have documented 27 automated license plate readers inside Dearborn Heights. That is the 22nd-largest total among the 58 Michigan cities indexed here, and 0.8% of the statewide total. At 2.3 per square mile it is more densely covered than 66% of the 2,231 US cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 96% — are Flock Safety units. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including The Home Depot. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 20 on posts and 2 on poles.

Updated August 14, 2026.

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  • 27

    readers documented

  • 2.3

    per square mile

  • 22nd

    of 58 indexed Michigan cities

  • 0.8%

    of Michigan’s documented total

Dot colors follow the manufacturer legend below. Boundary: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files. Locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Who makes them

What volunteers recorded

Monitoring public roads
27 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
Recorded operators
Dearborn Heights Police Department (17), The Home Depot (6), Clean Express Auto Wash (1). Who operates these cameras nationally →
How they’re mounted
post (20), pole (2), street lamp (2)
Coverage area
11.7 square miles of land inside city limits.

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